Can I activate Anti Aliasing in spore?

Bhavv · 04-09-2008, 08:09 PM

The game looks pants without AA, and there is no in game option to enable.

I have tried forcing AA on through my graphics drivers, but it still doesnt work.

There was noo AA available in the Sreature Creator either, I was hoping it would work when the game was released, but it still doesnt.

Bhavv · 04-09-2008, 10:14 PM

So .... We cant have Anti aliasing in Spore then?

Sad.

TotalNoob · 04-09-2008, 10:15 PM

What GFX card do you have?

Bhavv · 04-09-2008, 10:17 PM

Two ATI HD 3850's in crossfire.

I set 4x AA in the Catalyst Control Centre and it doesnt affect the game at all.

TotalNoob · 04-09-2008, 10:30 PM

I'm afraid I don't much about CCC being a Nvidia user, Just try crank up all the settings to high

Mutarilla · 05-09-2008, 11:35 PM

The free and well-respected nHancer add-on for the Nvidia graphics cards control-panel gave me strong anti-aliasing in Spore. For me, "Combined + 8xS" was the sweet-spot setting I needed in nHancer, giving me a "Pixar-look" with hardly any noticable jaggy edges. This setting gave me no appreciable drop in frame-rates or jerkyness, and no "fuzzyness" of image. My system:- Nvidia 9600 512Mb card, 2Gb ram, Vista, screen running at 1920 x 1200px widescreen.

Forcing full "supersampling" anti-aliasing was just too much for my Nvidia 9600 512Mb card to give me playable frame-rates - I got about 5 FPS! "Supersampling" renders each frame at twice the size (in my case, 3840px by 2400px) and then shrinks it down to the screen size. As you can imagine, this is very intensive and probably only works if you have some sort of super dual-graphics cards gaming PC.

Iarney · 06-09-2008, 02:56 PM

Sorry, not helping the original poster much, but using Nvidia control center you can force antialiasing on for the game, works fine.

SkywalkerPL · 06-09-2008, 04:09 PM

Same in ATI GPUs.

Anyway: This game really need patch. One more feature to be added: Option to choose AA.

I was VERY amazed not seeing it anywhere in game.

rinkannu · 06-09-2008, 04:55 PM

i can force AA in ccc but i end up with fissures all over the world , i picked the lesser of 2 evils so no AA =/

Mutarilla · 06-09-2008, 04:55 PM

Ierney -- I think you'll find that using the standard Nvidia Control Centre does not work fine, at least on Windows. You'll need to force it using the add-on Nhancer.

Iarney · 06-09-2008, 06:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mutarilla

Ierney -- I think you'll find that using the standard Nvidia Control Centre does not work fine, at least on Windows. You'll need to force it using the add-on Nhancer.

I'm speaking from personal experience here - works fine on my system using drivers version 177.79

TotalNoob · 06-09-2008, 06:06 PM

Try forcing Triple buffering aswell if possible, it seems to make mine look slightly better and removed the fuzzyness around the scenery

Vladan · 06-09-2008, 06:51 PM

Yes, the latest nVidia beta drivers have pre-set AA compatibility mode, so you don't need nHancer and can just enable AA in control panel. If you're using older drivers you'll need to set AA compatibility in nHancer to 00000044.
I have it set to 8x and the game looks good. Note that AA doesn't work in creature preview, creator test and paint modes.

Mutarilla · 06-09-2008, 07:11 PM

Aha! Thanks Vladan - I didn't realize there were new Nvidia drivers with these features built-in. I'm still working on May 2008's 7.15.11 version here.

My apologies to Iarney: you were right.

Iarney · 06-09-2008, 10:15 PM

No worries mate, I should have mentioned the driver release to begin with

tommo83 · 07-09-2008, 02:19 PM

I've noticed with the standard Nvidia control panel for latest drivers for my card (8800 GTX) that the forced AA doesn't work (the lines just as jagged as 'none' when set to '16xQ'). The force vertical sync option, however, does work and stops annoying horizontal lines (tearing).

tommo83 · 07-09-2008, 10:35 PM

Downloaded the nHancer thing and set the spore app to plain crazy AA but the lines are still as crappy as ever, just like the ineffective nvidia control panel setting. Interesting that the standard nvidia control panel has always worked fine on the creature creator all by itself.

Dakota87 · 10-09-2008, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rinkannu

i can force AA in ccc but i end up with fissures all over the world , i picked the lesser of 2 evils so no AA =/

I have the exact same problem. See this thread.

adamwahed · 10-09-2008, 01:55 PM

Gna sound dumb but, what's anti aliasing?

Cyberfrog · 10-09-2008, 02:04 PM

nHancer worked wonders for me, so thanks for the tip.

Dakota87 · 10-09-2008, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adamwahed

Gna sound dumb but, what's anti aliasing?

AA is an algorithm computed and applied by your graphics card that 'softens' the edges of models in computer graphics. Making 3D applications appear smoother.

And never before have I seen it cause so much trouble. At least with an ATI card...

3D-God · 10-09-2008, 02:45 PM

Put the Rez up higher to get rid of the jaggies and move the screen further away.
Wonder why some developers don't include AA?

Dakota87 · 10-09-2008, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3D-God

Put the Rez up higher to get rid of the jaggies and move the screen further away.
Wonder why some developers don't include AA?

Yeah.. why bother having video cards designed to run FSAA at all? I mean, what a waste of time and money... Have you tried putting some AA on? The difference between 0x and 2x is incredible.

"Put the rez up"? Are you mad? 'Jaggies' are most apparent when a game is played at the screen's maximum resolution.

Some developers don't include a built-in AA setting in their games, as they assume that everyone knows how to use their GPU's software to force it. However, in a lot of cases, this causes issues.

Mutarilla · 10-09-2008, 07:29 PM

Such games should have a quick "settings tutorial" sheet in the box, with side-by-side comparisons, and some info-graphics showing pointers to find the Control Panel to tweak settings.

04-09-2008, 08:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
Bhavv Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 14	Can I activate Anti Aliasing in spore? The game looks pants without AA, and there is no in game option to enable. I have tried forcing AA on through my graphics drivers, but it still doesnt work. There was noo AA available in the Sreature Creator either, I was hoping it would work when the game was released, but it still doesnt.

06-09-2008, 02:56 PM	#7 (permalink)
Iarney Rookie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 38	Sorry, not helping the original poster much, but using Nvidia control center you can force antialiasing on for the game, works fine. __________________ My creatures: http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=usr-Iarney

06-09-2008, 04:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
SkywalkerPL Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 89	Same in ATI GPUs. Anyway: This game really need patch. One more feature to be added: Option to choose AA. I was VERY amazed not seeing it anywhere in game. __________________ *I do NOT* endorse the Three Activations/SecuROM** View my SPORE creations! and leave comment. Thanks

06-09-2008, 06:06 PM	#12 (permalink)
TotalNoob Rookie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 384	Try forcing Triple buffering aswell if possible, it seems to make mine look slightly better and removed the fuzzyness around the scenery __________________ Got Spore? ADD ME AS A SPORE BUDDY! Petition to make SPORE a better game > http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/s...ing-about.html <

06-09-2008, 07:11 PM	#14 (permalink)
Mutarilla Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: England, UK Posts: 57	Aha! Thanks Vladan - I didn't realize there were new Nvidia drivers with these features built-in. I'm still working on May 2008's 7.15.11 version here. My apologies to Iarney: you were right. Last edited by Mutarilla; 06-09-2008 at 07:16 PM.

04-09-2008, 10:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Bhavv Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 14	So .... We cant have Anti aliasing in Spore then? Sad.

04-09-2008, 10:15 PM	#3 (permalink)
TotalNoob Rookie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 384	What GFX card do you have?

04-09-2008, 10:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
Bhavv Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 14	Two ATI HD 3850's in crossfire. I set 4x AA in the Catalyst Control Centre and it doesnt affect the game at all.

04-09-2008, 10:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
TotalNoob Rookie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Cornwall Posts: 384	I'm afraid I don't much about CCC being a Nvidia user, Just try crank up all the settings to high

05-09-2008, 11:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Mutarilla Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: England, UK Posts: 57	The free and well-respected nHancer add-on for the Nvidia graphics cards control-panel gave me strong anti-aliasing in Spore. For me, "Combined + 8xS" was the sweet-spot setting I needed in nHancer, giving me a "Pixar-look" with hardly any noticable jaggy edges. This setting gave me no appreciable drop in frame-rates or jerkyness, and no "fuzzyness" of image. My system:- Nvidia 9600 512Mb card, 2Gb ram, Vista, screen running at 1920 x 1200px widescreen. Forcing full "supersampling" anti-aliasing was just too much for my Nvidia 9600 512Mb card to give me playable frame-rates - I got about 5 FPS! "Supersampling" renders each frame at twice the size (in my case, 3840px by 2400px) and then shrinks it down to the screen size. As you can imagine, this is very intensive and probably only works if you have some sort of super dual-graphics cards gaming PC.

06-09-2008, 04:55 PM	#9 (permalink)
rinkannu Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 24	i can force AA in ccc but i end up with fissures all over the world , i picked the lesser of 2 evils so no AA =/

06-09-2008, 04:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
Mutarilla Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: England, UK Posts: 57	Ierney -- I think you'll find that using the standard Nvidia Control Centre does not work fine, at least on Windows. You'll need to force it using the add-on Nhancer.

06-09-2008, 06:51 PM	#13 (permalink)
Vladan Rookie Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Serbia Posts: 95	Yes, the latest nVidia beta drivers have pre-set AA compatibility mode, so you don't need nHancer and can just enable AA in control panel. If you're using older drivers you'll need to set AA compatibility in nHancer to 00000044. I have it set to 8x and the game looks good. Note that AA doesn't work in creature preview, creator test and paint modes.

06-09-2008, 10:15 PM	#15 (permalink)
Iarney Rookie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 38	No worries mate, I should have mentioned the driver release to begin with __________________ My creatures: http://www.spore.com/sporepedia#qry=usr-Iarney

07-09-2008, 02:19 PM	#16 (permalink)
tommo83 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 16	I've noticed with the standard Nvidia control panel for latest drivers for my card (8800 GTX) that the forced AA doesn't work (the lines just as jagged as 'none' when set to '16xQ'). The force vertical sync option, however, does work and stops annoying horizontal lines (tearing).

07-09-2008, 10:35 PM	#17 (permalink)
tommo83 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 16	Downloaded the nHancer thing and set the spore app to plain crazy AA but the lines are still as crappy as ever, just like the ineffective nvidia control panel setting. Interesting that the standard nvidia control panel has always worked fine on the creature creator all by itself.

10-09-2008, 01:55 PM	#19 (permalink)
adamwahed Rookie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 21	Gna sound dumb but, what's anti aliasing?

10-09-2008, 02:04 PM	#20 (permalink)
Cyberfrog Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Norway Age: 30 Posts: 516	nHancer worked wonders for me, so thanks for the tip. __________________ Froggie's Spore Creations

10-09-2008, 02:45 PM	#22 (permalink)
3D-God Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK Age: 36 Posts: 5	Put the Rez up higher to get rid of the jaggies and move the screen further away. Wonder why some developers don't include AA?

10-09-2008, 07:29 PM	#24 (permalink)
Mutarilla Rookie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: England, UK Posts: 57	Such games should have a quick "settings tutorial" sheet in the box, with side-by-side comparisons, and some info-graphics showing pointers to find the Control Panel to tweak settings. __________________ See my Spore creations. PC; Vista SP1; nVidia GeForce GT9600 512Mb; nVidia 175.19 drivers + nHancer; 2Gb RAM; AMD x2 CPU; 500w PSU; Dell 24" widescreen monitor at 1920 x 1200px; wireless headphones.